Yesterday, while Bob and Julie were mountain biking and Art was attending to appointments, I walked the town and found myself at a Moari Village. A local told me all about the town/church/burials/land, etc. It was fascinating. They have to bury their dead above ground due to the geothermal activity. He's a gardener and told me that once he shoveled into the grounds by the church to do some planting and hit steamy soil less than a foot down! The village is right by the lake, so I took some pics of local birds. Sorry, I don't know what they are, except for the black swan.
We're off to some small coastal villages for the next few days in our Ford rental, so I doubt I'll find wifi.
Mar - I'm so jealous that you managed to get a pic of the black swans. They were never that close to shore when we were there. My Bob rode bike today - he's now asleep on the Lazy Boy!
ReplyDeleteHowdy Mar,
ReplyDeleteI'm off...hope to catch up with your adventures along the way!
The boys (Roger and Creede) are home alone. Keep enjoying...